Nearkey Biik Education and Environment Centre Opens Thanks to Grant from Former Coalition Government

Today the Nearkey Biik Education and Environment Centre was formally opened in Endeavor Fern Gully, following the completion of its construction, enabled by a $188,000 grant from the former Federal Coalition Government’s Building Better Regions Fund (BBRF). The grant, announced in 2021, was achieved due to the exceptional advocacy efforts of former Member for Flinders,…

Flinders Infrastructure Cuts

Ms McKENZIE (Flinders) (13:51): Last week my electorate lost $300 million in the government’s infrastructure review. It’s indicative of how hopeless this Labor government is at managing the Australian economy, looking after taxpayers’ money and, indeed, the simple things like being able to count, given it took 200 days to complete a 90-day review. Flinders lost…

BILLS – Fair Work Legislation Amendment (Closing Loopholes) Bill 2023 – Second Reading

Ms McKENZIE (Flinders) (18:38): Payday for the Australian union movement has finally come, and what a golden pot of power this bill, the Fair Work Legislation Amendment (Closing Loopholes) Bill 2023, bestows on them. This bill has been called radical, extreme, interventionist, heavy-handed, costly, complex and economically damaging, and rightly so. The recently departed CEO of…

2023 Christmas Card Competition Winners

WINNERS ANNOUNCED FOR 2023 FLINDERS CHRISTMAS CARD COMPETITION Constituents of Flinders were asked to submit their best snaps of the Mornington Peninsula for Zoe McKenzie MP’s 2023 Christmas Card Competition. In addition to photo’s, Ms McKenzie also asked local school students to submit a drawing in the theme of ‘Surfing Santa’. After a period of…

National Security and Foreign Affairs

I was recently appointed to the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security which oversees Australia’s intelligence agencies, reviews national security bills, and conducts regular statutory reviews into the nation’s security legislation. This appointment is in addition to my committee roles in Communications; Employment, Education Training; and Environment and Climate Change. This is a huge…

Moorooduc to Mornington Trail

The Peninsula Trail is a priority initiative of the Mornington Peninsula Shire Council. It has the potential to attract off-peak and mid-week tourists and more evenly disperse them across the Peninsula. It will offer opportunities for eco-tourism, Aboriginal cultural tours and access to our vibrant food, wine and art scene. The Somerville to Baxter trail…